Cuvar
Iris Pinot Noir 2023 750ml

Marlborough had a picture-perfect 2023 harvest with cool nights and clear blue sky days. Tasting the fruit prior to harvest you could imagine the wine it eventually makes. We had the luxury to harvest at the optimal time.

The Ballochdale vineyard is on an isolated peninsular of land that is surrounded by very deep ravines covered in 30ha. of native bush. The vineyard holds itself proud 300 meters above sea level. It’s altitude, sheltered northerly aspect and spectacular inland location provide a high diurnal temperature range, and evenness of and suitability of soils that combined, give us the ability to grow grapes and produce wines of identity and intensity.

The blend is made of both hand-pick and machine harvested fruit. We used a small portion of whole bunch ferment with crushed fruit on top; small batches in open fermenters that were hand plunged and both natural and Pinot specific yeast were used. Once pressed off skins, the wines were matured in used and seasoned oak until just prior to blending.